GRE Word List
ENGULF
to flow over and enclose : overwhelm
The meaning of the word engulf is to flow over and enclose : overwhelm.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| shack | hut |
| mammal | any of a class (Mammalia) of warm-blooded higher vertebrates (such as placentals, marsupials, or monotremes) that nourish their young with milk secreted by mammary glands, have the skin usually more or less covered with hair, and include humans |
| deify | to make a god of |
| diorama | a scenic representation in which a partly translucent painting is seen from a distance through an opening |
| rabble | a disorganized or confused collection of things |
| demoniac | possessed or influenced by a demon |
| understate | to represent as less than is the case |
| executioner | one who executes |
| promontory | a high point of land or rock projecting into a body of water |
| mason | a skilled worker who builds by laying units of substantial material (such as stone or brick) |